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Inside Globular Cluster M22

Stsci_2001-20b_1024

stsci_2001-20b June 27th, 2001

Credit: NASA, ESA, and K. Sahu (STScI)

A 2001 Hubble Space Telescope image of M22.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-20

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M22
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular

Distance

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8,500 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 18h 36m 26.1s; DEC = -23° 54’ 18.9”
Orientation: North is 49.1° CCW
Field of View: 1.3 x 1.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Optical (V)	555.0 nm
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Infrared (I)	814.0 nm

Spectrum_base

Blue

Red

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ID: 2001-20b
Subject Category: B.3.6.4.2
Subject Name: M22
Credits: NASA, ESA, and K. Sahu (STScI)

Release Date: 2001-06-27T00:00:00
Lightyears: 8,500
Redshift: 8,500
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2001/news-2001-20

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2
Color Assignment: Blue, Red

Band: Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: V, I
Central Wavelength: 555, 814

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Integration Time
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Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 279.10887136528, -23.90525302139
Reference Dimension: 800.00, 880.00

Reference Pixel: 281.51848792979, -87.84394600681
Scale: -0.00002725732, 0.00002725732
Rotation: 49.13863465339
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 2121.83 1401.75 404.03 438.76 2053.97 1488.93 424.55 549.23 2074.34 1552.01 487.68 574.49 1954.27 1386.20 281.82 558.89 2211.94 1519.12 552.71 445.91 Center Pixel Coordinates: 400.00 279.09464002255 440.00 -23.89831594561

Creator (Curator): STScI
URL: http://hubblesite.org
Name: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email: outreach@stsci.edu

Telephone: 410-338-4444
Address: 3700 San Martin Drive
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: USA
Rights: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p0120b-f-800x880.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0120b-f-800x880.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2001/20

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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